ENGLISH 8 – THE 2ND MIDTERM REVISION

School year: 2023- 2024

Vo Van Kiet Secondary School

Class 8A………………….……………………
Student’s name: ………………………………

I. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. The air and water quality (get) ____IS GETTING_________ worse and worse.
2. We can even (reduce) ____REDUCE_________ our carbon footprint in our homes.
3. Try to avoid (use) _____USING________ single-use products.
4. People can volunteer at local environment programmes (save) ___TO SAVE_____ endangered
species.
5. Should we (recycle) ________RECYCLE_____ unused products?
6. Forests help (release) _____TO RELEASE________ oxygen.
7. I (not be) ______WASN’T_______ at school yesterday because I (have) ____HAD_________
the flu.
8. As soon as my parents arrive home, we (have) _____ARE HAVING________ dinner.
9. Don’t forget (turn) ____TO TURN_________ off the lights before you (go)
____GO_________ out.
10. More than 1 billion people (participate) ____PARTICIPATE_________ in Earth Day
activities every year.
II. Choose the better option to complete the sentences.
1. A (shopaholic / workaholic) is a person considered to be addicted to shopping.
2. 7-eleven is a famous example of a (convenience store / supermarket) that operates
24/7.
3. I like (home-grown / home-made) fruit and vegetables which are grown in a garden,
rather than on a farm.
4. Surrounded by rice fields, Can Cau (online shop / open-air market) is famous for
textile products and original specialties.
5. When I look for a product (for sale / on sale), I want to see the original price to check
if the seller has really reduced the price.
6. I don’t like bargaining, so I often buy products with a (changed / fixed) price in the
supermarket.
7. When (browsing / exercising) a website or an app to shop online, the website or app
remembers your username or items you left in your shopping cart.
8. The (brochure / voucher) or gift card will be sent to you immediately upon completing
your purchase.

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9. The (price / size) tag is missing so I don’t know how much this bag costs.
10. (Window / Door) shopping refers to the process of going from store to store - or even
website to website - just to look at what is for sale.
III. Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets in the present simple or the future
simple.
1. The train ____ARRIVES__________ (arrive) at 07.15 am.
2. I _____WON’T TELL_________ (not tell) anyone what happened today.
3. ______________ the shipper ______________ (help) you with the boxes?
4. I ______________ (see) if I can help you to solve this problem.
5. The next semester ___WILL BEGIN___________ (begin) on Friday.
6. I think that Daniel ___WILL WIN___________ (win) the next competition.
7. He ______WILL HAVE________ (have) his entrance exam next week.
8. Don’t worry. I __WON’T FORGET____________ (not forget) to pay you back the money.
9. What time ________DOES______ their flight _____LEAVE_________ (leave)?
10. The meeting is in the teacher’s room. It _____STARTS_________ (start) at 11:00.
IV. Supply the correct form of the verbs in the past continuous or simple past.
1. Anna called for Simpson but he _____DIDN’T HEAR__________ (hear) nothing.
2. When we ______ARRIVED_________ (arrive) at the forest, it _____WAS
GETTING__________ (get) dark.
3. As we _____WERE CLEANING__________ (clean) up the lawn, I suddenly heard a little
yelp.
4. Sarah _____WAS LYING__________ (lie) in her bed listening to music when the bell(ring)
RANG.
5. She _________WENT______ (go) to check who it was, but there ________WAS_______
(be) no one.
6. Some kids ____WERE PLAYING___________ (play) in the streets making noise at that time.
V. Combine the pairs of sentences, using the conjunction in the brackets.
1. Ice sheets and glaciers are shrinking. Sea levels are rising at the same time. (while)
WHILE Ice sheets and glaciers are shrinking, sea levels are rising at the same time
2. The atmosphere changes and the heat increases. It can cause a number of problems. (when)
WHEN the atmosphere changes and the heat increases, it can cause a number of problems.
3. The disaster passes. Then people will need money and determination to rebuild. (after)
AFTER the disaster passes, people will need money and determination to rebuild.
4. We should always turn off the lights. And then we leave a room. (as soon as)
We should always turn off the lights AS SOON AS we leave a room.
5. You go to the toilet. Wash your hands thoroughly then. (after)
. Wash your hands thoroughly AFTER you go to the toilet.
6. We have killed off all our marine life. We must not wait till then. (until)

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We must not wait UNTIL we have killed off all our marine life
VI. Complete the second sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. Everyone ran right after the tsunami siren went off.
 As soon as the tsunami siren went off, everyone ran
2. They predict the hurricane won’t hit the city, but the residents still get prepared for the worst.
 Although they predict the hurricane won’t hit the city, the residents still get prepared for the
worst.
3. It was such a strong tsunami that thousands of people were killed.
 The tsunami was so strong that thousands of people were killed.
4. The firemen spent three days putting out the forest fire.
 It took the firemen spent three days to put out the forest fire.
5. Let’s go to a shopping mall instead of surfing the online stores.
 Why don’t you go to a shopping mall instead of surfing the online stores ?
6. I have to prepare meals on my own, so I often buy groceries.
 Since I have to prepare meals on my own, I often buy groceries

TEST (UNIT 7-UNIT 9)

Ex 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. tsunami B. storm C. castle D. pollutant
2. A. poison B. disaster C. disease D. consider
3. A. land B. permanent C. natural D. contaminate
4. A. legend B. damage C. victim D. severe
5. A. flooded B. happened C. rescued D. changed
Ex 2. Choose the word that has different stress pattern.
1. A. atmosphere B. endanger C. powerful D. temperature
2. A. eruption B. equipment C. tornado D. industry
3. A. environmental B. participation C. communicative D. contamination
4. A. protect B. local C. global D. carbon
5. A. natural B. dangerous C. cathedral D. poisonous
Exercise 3. Choose the correct answers.
1. A(n) ______________ price is a non-negotiable sum charged for a product, service or
piece of work.
A. bargaining B. fixed C. discount D. expensive
2. They reduced street advertisements to free the city from ______________ pollution.
A. visual B. view C. viewer D. vision
3. The melting of the earth’s ice masses has increased due to the ______________ of
fossil fuels.
A. reducing B. cutting C. rising D. burning

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4. A(n) ______________ is a tropical cyclone with maximum wind speed of 118 to 184
kph.
A. earthquake B. typhoon C. landslide D. tsunami
5. A ______________ store is usually open in a convenient location that is close to
customers.
A. home-grown B. convenience C. homemade D. convenient
6. ______________ pollution caused by smoke and dust impacts the environment and
public health.
A. Noise B. Soil C. Air D. Water
7. Our shop has a wide ______________ of tools, gardening and home improvement
products.
A. type B. rank C. kind D. range
8. Your ______________ should include items for your essential needs in the event of an
emergency or natural disaster.
A. emergency kit B. shopping cart C. recycle bin D. practical tips
9. Hundreds of buildings were destroyed when the earthquake ______________ the city.
A. buried B. shook C. scattered D. collapsed
10. Open-air markets, commonly known as ______________ markets, are the traditional
marketplaces in the rural areas.
A. outdoor B. online C. 24/7 D. offline
11. In this shop, there is a wide ______ of decorative products that you can buy before
Christmas.
A. range B. sale C. convenience D. access
12. After the tornado occurred, many people ___________ all their valuable property.
A. lost B. loses C. lose D. losing
13. She often ___________ home-grown vegetables online when they are excessive.
A. sell B. sells C. selling D. sold
14. - ___________ you ___________ in Paris when I called you last week? - Yes, I was.
A. Are / travelling B. Did / travel C. Were / travel D. Were / travelling
15. According to his schedule, he ___________ an important speech on Saturday.
A. will have B. is having C. has D. have
16. There ___________ any plastic bottles on the beach after we cleaned it up.
A. were B. not be C. weren’t D. aren’t
17. Emma was a ________. She’s extremely keen on shopping and spends a lot of time
on clothes.
A. shoppers B. shopaholic C. shoper D. shop
18. After trying ___________ the blue dress, the customer decided to buy it.
A. on B. out C. in D. with

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19. The pilot suddenly saw a volcanic eruption while he ___________ across Stromboli,
Italy.
A. was flying B. is flying C. flew D. flies
20. We ___________ home when it began to rain torrentially.
A. was driving B. drove C. were driving D. was drive
21. What ___________ you ___________ at 7 p.m. yesterday?
A. was – doing B. were - doing C. did - do D. do – do
22. I ___________ out with some of my friends at this time last Monday.
A. was ate B. eating C. was eat D. was eating
23. We were driving to the mountains for our vacation ___________ we got stuck in
traffic.
A. after B. before C. as soon as D. when
24. I was having dinner at 7 p.m. yesterday when the storm suddenly ___________.
A. comes B. came C. come D. was coming
25. The concert ___________ at 9 o’clock tonight.
A. is starting B. starts C. will start D. start
26. When there is a ___________ eruption, hot gases and liquid rock pour out from a
mountain.
A. volcanics B. vocal C. volcanic D. volcano
27. Using public transport is one of the effective ways to ___________ our carbon
footprint.
A. release B. reduce C. increase D. get
28. When Helen goes to the supermarket, she usually avoids buying ___________
products such as plastic containers.
A. use-single B. singled-use C. single-used D. single-
use
29. To prepare for a ___________ disaster, we should make an emergency kit.
A. natures B. nature C. natural D. naturally
30. We almost can’t ___________ when earthquakes will happen.
A. predict B. prediction C. predictable D. predicts
31. She should call the shipping company to complain ____________ the problem.
A. to B. about C. on D. with
32. What do you like about shopping at a ____________ store?
A. inconvenient B. convenience C. convenient D. conveniently
33. We can ____________ bargain at a supermarket.
A. always B. never C. sometimes D. rarely
34. Do you like ____________ products?
A. home-growing B. home-grew C. home-grown D. home-grow

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35. How ____________ do you buy things online?
A. much B. always C. often D. far
36. Mr. Ferdinand _________ a tornado coming towards him while he _________ on a
highway.
A. saw - drove B. was seeing – drove
C. was seeing - was driving D. saw - was driving
37. People all over the world are working to help save ____________ animals from
extinction.
A. danger B. endangered C. dangerous D. dangerously
38. A(n) ____________ is the total amount of greenhouse gases that are generated by our
actions.
A. carbon footprintB. carbon dioxide C. global warming D. ecosystem
39. People all over the world are working to help save ____________ animals from
extinction.
A. danger B. endangered C. dangerous D. dangerously
40. Shop owners may utilize store space by positioning the products _________ display
most attractively.
A. off B. during C. on D. for
Exercise 4. Rewrite the following sentences based on the given words.
1. Everyone ran right after the tsunami siren went off.
 As soon as __________________________________________________________________
2. During their dinner time, a flash flood swept through their house.
 While they were having dinner, a flash flood swept through their house, (while)
3. There was heavy snow between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. yesterday.
 It was heavily snowing at 10 p.m. yesterday. (snowing)
4. I will pick you up. I leave the shopping mall. (as soon as)
 I will pick up you as soon as I leave the shopping mall.
5. It rains. My mother usually shops at the supermarket. (when)
 My mother usually shops at the supermarket when it rains
6. Emily was browsing online for items. Her sister was playing the piano. (While)
 While Emily was browsing online for items, her sister was playing the piano.

TOPICS FOR WRITING: (about 50 words)

1. Write a paragraph about an environmental problem in your living place.

2. Write a paragraph about the advantages or disadvantages of a type of shopping.

GOOD LUCK

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